Prince – Sign "O" The Times

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Label:	NPG Records – 19439863771, The Prince Estate – 19439863771, Legacy – 19439863771
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:	US
Released:	Feb 4, 2022
Genre:	Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:	Minneapolis Sound, Funk, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Sign "O" The Times	5:02
A2	Play In The Sunshine Voice [Background Voice] – Susannah	5:05
A3	Housequake Lead Vocals – Camille (3) Voice [Party Voice By] – Brad M., Coke J., Gilbert D., Mike S., Susan R., The Penguin (3), Todd H.	4:38
A4	The Ballad of Dorothy Parker	4:04
B1	It	5:10
B2	Starfish And Coffee Lyrics By [Lyrics Co-Written By] – Susannah Voice [Background Voice] – Susannah Written-By – Prince, Susannah Melvoin	2:51
B3	Slow Love Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – Claire Fischer* Guitar, Voice [Backing Voice] – Wendy* Lyrics By [Lyrics Co-Written By] – Carole Raphaelle Davis* Voice [Backing Voice] – Lisa* Written-By – Carol Davis*, Prince	4:18
B4	Hot Thing	5:39
B5	Forever In My Life	3:38
C1	U Got The Look Drums, Percussion – Sheila E. Vocals – Camille (3), Sheena Easton	3:58
C2	If I Was Your Girlfriend Lead Vocals – Camille (3)	4:54
C3	Strange Relationship Lead Vocals – Camille (3) Sitar, Flute [Wooden Flute] – Lisa* Tambourine, Congas – Wendy*	4:04
C4	I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man	6:31
D1	The Cross	4:46
D2	It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Lead Guitar – Mico Weaver Music By [Music Co-Written By] – Dr. Fink, Eric Leeds Percussion, Rap [Transmississippirap] – Sheila E. Performer [Recorded Live In Paris By] – Prince & The Revolution* Voice [Backing Voice] – 6,000 Wonderful Parisians, Greg Brooks, Jerome Benton, Wally Safford Voice [Co-lead Voice] – Jill Jones, Susannah Written-By – Dr. Fink, Eric Leeds, Prince	8:59
D3	Adore	6:29

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Prince Estate
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – NPG Records, Inc.
Copyright © – The Prince Estate
Copyright © – NPG Records, Inc.
Published By – NPG Music Publishing, LLC.
Published By – Universal Music Works
Remastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed By – MPO
Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment

Credits

Art Direction – Laura LiPuma
Engineer – Coke Johnson, Prince, Susan Rogers
Lacquer Cut By – BG*
Management [Personal Management] – Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Jeff Katz (2)
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince
Remastered By – Bernie Grundman
Saxophone [All Saxophone By] – Eric Leeds
Trumpet [All Trumpet By] – Atlanta Bliss

Notes

Title sticker:
Remastered
℗ 1987 & © 1987, 2021 The Prince Estate/NPG Records, Inc., manufactured and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment [...] Made In France

Dust sleeves:
[lyrics & credits b/w photo]
℗ 1987 & © 1987, 2021 The Prince Estate/NPG Records, Inc., manufactured and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

Peach dust sleeve:
Published by NPG Music Publishing, LLC., adm. by Universal Music Works (GMR)

Vinyl, matrix/runout:
The [MPO logo]® and its corresponding 21 ###### numbers are laser etched, the rest is scratched by hand.

Package:
The wide-spined single pocket cover, features spot varnish over-sized "Prince Sign "☮" The Times" on the front and the peace symbol "☮" on the rear.
The records housed in die-cut, black paper inner sleeves, and accompanied with updated replicas of the peach and black dust sleeves.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Sticker on shrink, text): 1 9439-86377-1 6
Other (Title sticker): 19439863771S1
Other (Black dust sleeve): 19439863771SV1
Other (Peach dust sleeve): 19439863771SV2
Rights Society (Peach dust sleeve): GMR
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): BG 21-0257 1 19439863771-A [MPO logo]® 21244811
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): BG 21-0257 1 19439863771-B [MPO logo]® 21244812
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): BG 21-0257 1 19439863771-C [MPO logo]® 21245238
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): BG 21-0257 1 19439863771-D [MPO logo]® 21245239

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album, Allied Record Company Pressing)	Paisley Park, Paisley Park	9 25577-1, 1-25577	US	1987
Recently Edited	Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album, Club Edition)	Paisley Park	W1 25577	Canada	1987
Recently Edited	Sign "O" The Times (Cassette, Album)	Paisley Park, Warner Bros. Records	925 577-4, WX88C	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album)	Paisley Park	25577-1	New Zealand	1987
Recently Edited	Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album)	Paisley Park, Paisley Park	92 5577-1, 1-25577	Italy	1987

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Reviews

theGr8KnowMadder Dec 19, 2022
Edited 9 months ago
Phenomenal! Perfect pressing. Crisp highs, nice low end, and vocals are perfectly clear. No surface noise and dead flat! The second best sounding vinyl I own. Artwork is top notch. I added poly liners to the two printed inner sleeves. Thoroughly satisfied.
ChickenringNYC Sep 27, 2022
Thanks Bernie! Great to see your initials once again on this one. This pressing is excellent!
cartoonyworld109 Sep 14, 2022
This pressing totally rips. Everything is super crisp and clear and well defined. The Linndrum will totally smack you in the face. Amazing
dvsanders Feb 26, 2022
I’m not sure if this VMP pressing is exactly taken from the 2020 Bernie Grundman remaster but the one I received is super hot. I have to play it in the high teens to mid-twenties or run the risk of not upsetting the neighbors.

This is a high quality problem. This is a gorgeous sounding album. The vocals and instruments come through flat and crystal clear. This one’s a keeper. The only drawback is that it bears the original SOTT cover and not the updated one presented on the VMP website.